Natural Gas Is Primed for a Big Move... and The Worst Investment You Can Make?

Sunday, August 4, 2013 In the current edition of the Investment U Weekly Update, Bond Strategist and Host of The Oxford Club's Market Wake-Up Call Steve McDonald runs down the key issues affecting the global economy - and your investments. (Click the image to play.) This week, you'll find... Play the EU Recovery With U.S. Equities ObamaCare's Bulls The "Slap in the Face" Award: Chump Traps You can check it out in this video. How to make the Fed "pay" The U.S. Federal Reserve now sits atop $3.09 trillion in assets. It uses that money to control interest rates, Wall Street and our very economy. What you might not know is this... Every 30 days, a handful of lucky Americans are allowed to "raid" the Fed, legally. In February 2013, they walked away with more than $3 billion. Emmy-nominated financial reporter Jeff Yastine has uncovered a simple way to siphon some of these billions into your bank account next month. Go here for details. Here are the top stories that were featured in our Investment U Daily this week... What I Told Rand Paul By Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist Earlier this month, I spoke and debated on several panels at FreedomFest in Las Vegas, the annual libertarian conference described as "the world's largest meeting of free minds." These liberty-minded individuals are upset with the federal government. And who can blame them? Government spending is out of control. The federal budget is awash in red ink. In the absence of genuine reform, entitlement programs are headed for the elephant's graveyard. And dissatisfaction with Congress is lower than ever. Click here to read the full story. The SEC's New Rules Could Make You Rich By Matthew Milner, Special to Investment U For years, only wealthy investors have had the right to invest in high-growth companies at their earliest stages. In one of the boldest changes to U.S. securities laws in nearly 100 years, the SEC is about to give the rest of us the same opportunity. The revolution is called equity crowdfunding. The narrative around crowdfunding began in 2008. A savvy Internet guy named Mike Migliozzi launched a website to see if he could entice enough people to make small financial commitments to buy the beer company Pabst Blue Ribbon for $300 million. Click here to read the full story. Five Investing Tips From Carlos Danger By Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist Hello, my friends. It is I, Carlos Danger. Marc Lichtenfeld, who usually writes this column on Wednesdays, is preoccupied at the moment on Twitter, so I, whose generosity can be matched by no man, have offered to step in for him. Just follow my five investing tips, and you too can invest like Carlos Danger. Click here to read the full story. Natural Gas Is Primed for a Big Move By Sean Brodrick, Resource Strategist Are you looking for a rip-roaring bull market? Take a long, hard look at natural gas. Its price increased 40% to 60% during the first half of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. If the S&P 500 did that, fat-cat bankers would do cartwheels down Wall Street. Click here to read the full story. The Worst Investment You Can Make? By Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist A couple months ago, I wrote a column about a good friend who'd plunked a substantial part of his life savings into an expensive and unnecessary whole life policy. I explained why this is almost always a terrible investment. But my friend's insurance agent is back at it, pitching him now on annuities. "It's like an IRA, offering tax-deferred compounding but with no investment limit," the salesman gushed. "And you are guaranteed a lifetime of minimum withdrawals, no matter how long you live or how poorly the stock or bond markets perform. No other investment product offers this combination of benefits." Wow. Sounds enticing. Who could argue against these great benefits? Only those who know the facts. Click here to read the full story. Be sure to check out some of the other investment stories that we've published this week on our website at InvestmentU.com. Rising Interest Rates Mean Trouble for Banks, Insurers Three Rail Stocks to Watch Get the Timing Right for MLP Stocks Trouble Ahead for Insurance Stocks – SHARE INVESTMENT U – If you enjoy reading Investment U, why not share it with your family and friends? Simply send them this link, so they can sign up (for free, of course). – QUESTIONS – Republish Investment U on your website or blog for free. Learn how. Have a question for our editorial team? Contact us. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Investment U. 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